Kauai Community Correctional Center

Escaped inmate gets hit by car after breaking out of prison

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KAUAI, HI – An audacious jailbreak attempt took a turn for the worse when an escapee was severely wounded in a hit-and-run incident. The escapee, Matthew J. Ornellas Jr., 33, was an inmate at the Kauai Community Correctional Center in Hawaii, serving time for a drug-related charge. Ornellas reportedly broke out from the correctional facility around 1 a.m. Friday. He ran into the traffic on Kuhio Highway after scaling the jail’s razor-wire fence. His run …

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Prison escapee killed in hit-and-run minutes later

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KAUAI, HI – A prisoner who managed to break free from a correctional facility in Hawaii on Friday was almost immediately involved in a severe hit-and-run incident, according to local law enforcement. Matthew J. Ornellas Jr. made his escape from Kauai Community Correctional Center just past 1 a.m., as reported by the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Shortly after his escape, Ornellas was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross Kuhio Highway. Prison …

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